Annie Lou
When Yukon songwriters Kim Barlow and Anne Louise Genest discovered a shared joy in the string band sounds and story songs of Southern old time music, they joined their considerable musical forces (Barlow on clawhammer banjo/vocals and Genest on guitar/vocals) to form Annie Lou.
Old time music is based in a variety of instrumental, vocal, and songwriting and traditions. Annie Lou is faithful to these, with stringband instrumentation, rich vocal harmonies, and original songwriting that is fresh and new, yet firmly rooted in the old. In performance the band gathers around one microphone in the traditional acoustic setting of old time music. The fine skills of Lindy Jones on upright bass and vocals, and Meredith Bates on fiddle, round out the Annie Lou roster.
Solid musical chops, rich vocal harmonies, and beautifully crafted songs reflect the solitude and grit of their northern home, and draw a straight line to the sounds of other times and places. Annie Lou offers up an exciting new sound that sits comfortably alongside the best of contemporary Canadian roots music.
